Keller set to be fit for Portugal

Wednesday 29 May 2002 23:00 BST

Tottenham goalkeeper Kasey Keller's elbow injury is not serious enough to rule him out of the United States squad for next Wednesday's game against Portugal in Suwon.

Keller, who is competing with Blackburn's Brad Friedel for the No1 spot in the US side, hurt his left elbow during training. He missed today's training session but tests showed nothing more serious than bruising.

"Kasey's injury is nothing that we need to be concerned about in the long term," said US coach Bruce Arena.

"We have to see how he responds to treatment but we are not concerned that Kasey's injury is one which is going to interfere with his ability to play in this World Cup."